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   disappoint

   /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnt/

   verb

   • 1. fail to fulfil the hopes or expectations of: "I have no wish to disappoint everyone by postponing the visit" Similar let downfaildash the hopes ofdisheartendispiritdiscourageupsetdismaydepresssaddendampen the spirits ofdisenchantdisillusionshatter the illusions ofdissatisfydisgruntlechagrinfall short (of expectations)informal:bum outOpposite cheersatisfy
   • ▪ prevent (hopes or expectations) from being realized: "the governing coalition had bitterly disappointed the hopes of its voters" Similar thwartfrustratebalkfoildashdefeatbaffleput a/the damper onnip in the budhinderobstructhamperimpedeinterfere withinformal:stymiethrow cold water onOpposite fulfil

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘deprive of a position’): from Old French desappointer.

   Scrabble Points: 15

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